Posted: Sat 28 Feb 2009, 14:44 Post subject:
How to program PIC microcontrollers in Puppy?Subject description: I have a PICSTART Plus programmer

I have successfully programmed PIC microcontrollers with my PICSTART Plus programmer, but only in Windows (using MPLAB).

Has anyone here successfully programmed PIC microcontrollers with a PICSTART Plus in Puppy Linux? I just tried to install GPSIM, but it won't compile, because I'm lacking a number of other things needed. I tried to use MPLAB in WINE, but MPLAB seems to think I have MUCH less hard drive space available than I actually do.

I finally realized that my pup_save file was too small, so I expanded it. I was able to install MPLAB and use it. (I do get a few error messages, but the errors must be minor.)

My next stumbling block: How do I get MPLAB to recognize my PICSTART Plus programmer? I'm using a USB-to-serial cable converter. MPLAB doesn't recognize USB ports, just COM ports. How do I proceed now?

This should load a kernelmodule for USB to serial adapters.
Then the com ports in Wine should be redirected automatically.
It might not work with every product, in that case google for "usbserial" and the productname.
Sometimes this gives a solution.

whats your plans with the PIC
around 1999 I wrote in qbasic from DOS
to control the parallel port
to first control 8 solid state relays
that switch larger relays of 220 volts
to turn on and of some equipment

I have been using MPLAB 7.5.2 quite successfully with Wine 1.0 on Puppy 4.0. I have been using the IDE capability, but not the device programming-yet. Will be looking at this soon._________________CWLab : Amateur Radio CW Program Moving to GNU/Linux!
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